Japan News

Once again President Obama has chosen to minimize confrontation, this time with China. The U.S. government is advising U.S. commercial and private planes to avoid islands China claims.

The Moon will soon be more than just a pretty sight in the night sky if Japan-based Shimizu Corp has its way. The company plans to use Earth's moon as a hub for solar energy production.

A time-lapse map video created by Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto has documented more than 2,000 nuclear explosions that shook the planet since 1945.

The latest video recordings have shown new leaks in the fuel rods in the Fukushima nuclear pool, but crews were able to begin removing the rods Monday.

Tokyo - Pressure to complete the unprecedented work is rising because of fears a new major earthquake could decimate Japan and threaten the U.S. West Coast .

The Swiss adventurer, Yves Rossy, just completed his latest epic flight, passing by Japan's iconic Mount Fuji, wearing his custom-designed jet suit. The video shows stunning scenes of his flight.

Tokio - New draft legislation will alter the relatively lenient penalties that Japan now has for revealing state secrets. If passed whistleblowers revealing state secrets could be jailed for as long as ten years.

Tokyo - Japan’s population declined by record levels last year. What are the causes? The earthquake and tsunami, the economic slump or the younger generations lack of interest in marriage and sex? Does the Japanese government need advice from sex counselors?

While buying clothes for pets and even throwing "pet birthday parties" are becoming more common, a Japanese company has one-upped the "pet pampering" game.

Japan decides to shut down its last nuclear reactor. Why the crowning of the new Miss America caused a strange firestorm of controversy. The latest news from the hacking group Anonymous. Welcome to this week's TopFinds.